A Place To Bury Strangers

"That's the most intense fear and feeling--when you go to a show and you're actually scared," says Oliver Ackermann, guitarist and frontman of Brooklyn trio A Place To Bury Strangers."Or you can palpably feel the danger in the music," adds bassit Dion Lunadon, "Like it's going to fall apart at any moment and the players doing it are so in the moment they don't give a shit about anything else. They're just going for it. It's a gutter kinda vibe; everything about it is icky and evil and dangerous."The same could be said the band's fourth album, Transfixiation. Rather than fixate on the minute details like they may have done in the past, the group, rounded out by drummer Robi Gonzalez, trust their instincts and try to keep things as pure as possible. Music is much more exhilarating when it's unpredictable even on repeat plays, and this is very much an unpredictable record. Gonzalez makes his recording debut with the band here, and it's obvious that he's helped pushed the band's recordings closer to the level of their infamous live shows."The one thing we have in common is this fire when we're playing," adds Gonzalez. "I don't know; it's real intense."

A Place To Bury Strangers end this week with the leadoff track from their Dead Moon covers LP, Strange Moon, an exclusive Record Story Day release. You can jam “Don’t Burn the Fires’ above. Like what you hear? Better get up early tomorrow (Saturday, April 20) and pick up the album on “Waxing Gibbous” yellow vinyl.

Here’s a wee bit of a reminder: A Place To Bury Strangers are playing a handful of shows with Japandroids this summer. Check out all the dates!

A Place To Bury Strangers are all set to tour with Japandroids this May! After playing SXSW, APTBS will join the Polyvinyl crew to wreak a certain kind of havoc throughout the Midwest. You’ll find all the new dates below and their full tour schedule HERE.

In other awesome APTBS news, the guys will release a special EP of covers of Portland punks Dead Moon’s songs, called “Strange Moon.” The disc will be available in stores only, for Record Store Day, on translucent “Waxing Gibbous” yellow vinyl (album artwork above). COOL.

Hey Norway, feel like seeing A Place To Bury Strangers live in concert? Sure yah do. They are headed your way come early March, so get your tickets in advance. You will find dates and ticket links at the bottom of the post!

If a Norwegian tour is not enough to get yah going, this new playlist curated by Dion should do just the trick. You know Dion as APTBS’s bassist, but he goes way back; that’s why he has shared a smattering of songs from all of his old bands. Listen below.

Dion Lunadon (of A Place To Bury Strangers) airs it allllllll out on a new segment of Dirty Laundry. We are talking blood, death and band bashing. Not really, but Dion does a fine job of delivering the details. Enjoy above.

A Place To Bury Strangers will soon open for Coheed and Cambria. They’ll take the stage at Montreal’s Club Soda and Toronto’s Sound Academy in late March >>> DATES.